I am English, alas, but I have thoughts of my own. On Scotland.
1. Nice to see lots of folk interested in voting for something.
2. If 51% vote for something, it'll be a bigger proportion than most governments get. That's almost harmony.
3. Shame that no really important stuff gets decided till afterwards.
4. There aint much difference in the two outcomes.
5. Dispiriting to see the level of debate from politicians. All sensation and exaggeration as per normal. Scant evidence or facts.
6. The media (left, right, paper, broadcast, tabloid and "serious") have played a shameful, biased part in this. Even more so than normal.
7. The effect on England may be the same, whatever the outcome. Increased interest in decentralised control, continued erosion of support for the mainstream. Room for optimism.
8. The wider effect is potentially profound. A nice big shake up for so-called democracy here and elsewhere. Let's see if that helps.
9. I might start a separatist movement for Greater Wigan. Sounds like a laff.
10. Eventually people will suss that Tesco make more difference to their lives than Whitehall or Holyrood. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a shopping revolution.
Whatever happened to bloody revolutions? They should bring that shit back.
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